To all who helped make our Christmas Eve services memorable and lovely - those who decorated; our lectors; chalice bearers; bulletin designers and printers; intercessors; those who assembled the Nativity Creche; our wonderful choir and organist/choirmaster, Mary Fletcher-Gomez, and Jillian Setchell and Maeve Terranova for their gift of music; all who attended the services; our presider and preacher; our bell ringers; our Verger. You are all appreciated and loved.
To Brandon Garcia, who has volunteered to take over the ministry of the Sunday bulletins, and to Bob DeHaven, who will be the back-up. To Hal Stratton, who does the Saturday bulletin. A great deal of work goes into these, and we are truly grateful!
To Marilyn Brown for the beautiful Christmas wreaths that grace our space.
To Hal Stratton for his ministry as Verger.
To Tameica Williams, who types the Prayers of the Assembly each week.
To Jennifer Brundige, who schedules our lectors, intercessors and chalice bearers and sends out reminders and texts in advance.
To Jennifer Garcia, who prints our bulletins.
To Hank Mandziara, who is our plant supervisor.
To Ray Malacek, for agreeing to become our treasurer.
To Bob DeHaven, our office manager.
To all who donated toward the Christmas Flower Fund...thank you for your continued support. Be assured your dearly departed loved ones and all special intentions will be remembered and celebrated at the altar and in our hearts.
To Penny Mandziara who proclaimed the Gospel and shared with us her spirited reflection last weekend.
To the members of the Order of St. Luke who shared with us their healing, blessings and anointing ministry. We are graced with your company and care.
A big thank you to all who stuck around last weekend and helped decorate the church for Christmas. How beautiful it is when we worship and play together...it is the stuff that keeps us young and alive!
Thank you to God the Creator who shared with us His Son, Jesus the Christ, whose birth we commemorate and celebrate in song, spirit and sincerity.